Charlotte House Hunter Blog

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Jonathan and Associates, Inc
A look on what's happening in and around Charlotte North Carolina, the hottest city in the South East. Reading and commenting on my blog has been known to cause hair to grow back, relationships to get mended, to increase your pay, and make you more attractive to the opposite sex.

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2009 

Join the Charlotte House Hunter Group this thursday evening from 6:30pm until 8pm for our informal home buying workshop.  If you've ever had questions regarding purchasing a foreclosed home, this is the place to be Thursday evening Additional Topics we will be discussing:• About the home buying p...
09/29/2009
It is fairly well publicized that "first time home buyers" (i.e. haven't owned a home in 3 years) are eligible to receive up to an $8,000 tax credit for purchases before November 30.  What you may not be aware of is that if you are a first time home buyer in one of twenty three counties in North ...
09/27/2009
Market Update for Matthews, Mint Hill, and Charlotte NC (MLS Area 3). For all neighborhoods west of Independence Blvd and South of 24/27 in Mecklenburg County, including the towns of Mint Hill, Matthews, and Charlotte. Data gathered for August 1 2009 - August 31 2009 from the CMLS Active Listings...
09/24/2009
Charlotte North Carolina Market Update for: Single Family Homes in Mecklenburg County North Carolina Area 2 including: Charlotte Neighborhoods East of N. Tryon Street and North of Albermarle Road (24/27) including the neighborhoods of Plaza Midwood, NoDa (The Arts District), Belmont, McCarron, Ol...
09/24/2009
Real Estate Market Update for Single Family Homes in Mecklenburg County North Carolina Area 1 including: Charlotte, Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville Neighborhoods East of I-77, North of N. Tryon Street, West of Cabarrus County, and South of Iredell County including the neighborhoods of Highl...
09/24/2009
Charlotte North Carolina Market Update for: Real Estate Market Update for Single Family Homes in Mecklenburg County North Carolina Area 9 including: Charlotte Neighborhoods: Abbington, Aberdeen Park, Americana Park, Avery Glen, Barkley, Barley Greens, Barrington, Beckett, Biddle Heights, Biddlevi...
09/24/2009
BE AWARE OF THE "ARMS LENGTH TRANSACTION" AFFIDAVIT Hello to all! I just wanted to send out a quick note to give a heads up on an issue that you should be aware of. Be advised that HUD/FHA/VA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & FDIC are now carefully auditing short-sale transactions going forward and are ...
09/23/2009
So you acquired this great home at your local court house for cash and the only work needed to resell it is to reinstall the batteries in the smoke detector.  So after a quick trip to the local hardware store, the sign goes into the yard For Sale and it's time to reap the profits...right?  Until ...
09/19/2009
Good news: The recession is over according to our Fed Chief.  As a result, buyers will be rushing out to purchase $800,000 and up properties...right?  In all seriousness, the near million and up housing market in the Charlotte area is where buyers are finding the best deals.  In August, sellers i...
09/16/2009
Information updated 10/28/10 for Bank of America Mortgage / Countrywide Short Sale files Contact Information: Bank of America Home Loans: 1-866-880-1232 All Bank of America Files Start by Initiating the Short Sale File via Equator.com.  Accounts are free. Documentation: 3rd Party Authorization: B...
09/15/2009